Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-322) and index
Russ Penny- the desert shall not die -- Bill Holden and Lyle Gaston- the Sierra Club becomes interested in the desert -- FLPMA- a promising new wilderness law takes shape -- Peter and Joyce Burk- the vision of a Mojave National Park -- Jim Dodson- the desert plan and its discontents -- Judy Anderson and friends- getting the act together -- Elden Hughes- reaching for the brass ring -- Bedeviled on all sides, the BLM tries to hold its ground -- In the corridors of power -- Will there be victory? -- The miracle